Rewildology
Conservation, sustainability, wild travel stories. Host Brooke Mitchell, conservation biologist and adventure traveler, chats with experts from across the globe to discuss nature’s biggest questions: How do we save and rewild our natural spaces? How can we restore wildlife populations? How do we overcome adversity and bring communities together? Where are the best places to experience nature? Pour yourself a glass of something tasty (coffee, tea, wine, whiskey?) and join the conversation. Together we’ll rewild the planet.
Episodes
In this special minisode, get ready to dive deep into the world of koalas with host Brooke and renowned koala expert, Danielle Clode, PhD, author of "Koala: A Natural History and an Uncertain Future." Celebrating Wild Koala Day on May 3rd, Brooke and Danielle unpack the mysteries surrounding these iconic marsupials, from their unique dietary habits to the secrets of their microbiome. Together, they debunk common myths and shed ligh...
Get your shovels and garden gloves ready for this week’s episode! Today we are going against the grain and flipping our relationship with our backyards. In this episode, Brooke sits down with Shubber Ali, CEO of Garden for Wildlife - an organization that is transforming residential landscapes into thriving habitats for local wildlife species.
Read full show notes at: https://rewildology.com/category/show-notes/ Recording ge...
April 17th is Bat Appreciation Day, and to celebrate, we’re releasing this special minisode to share with you Iroro Tanshi’s incredible story about rediscovering the short-tailed roundleaf bat in her home country of Nigeria. We rarely have the opportunity to find a lost species, and sometimes, magical moments like this one come to us.
Listen to the full episode: #36 Show Notes | Rescuing An Endangered Bat From the Edge of Extinc...
Welcome to the third episode in the super fun mini-series "Conservation Chronicles: Tales from the Field”! The next storyteller in this series is Andrew Budziak, published conservation photographer and filmmaker. In this conversation, Andrew shares scary mishaps while diving and what he learned to avoid dangerous situations in the future. He also gives us a sneak peek into the new and very exciting documentary he’s working on, whic...
Welcome to the final episode of the newest expedition series on Rewildology: "In Search of Jaguars: A Journey Through the Pantanal." In this episode, Brooke shares her adventures through the southern Pantanal at Fazenda San Francisco, introduces you to resident ocelot researcher Henrique Villas Boas Concone, and provides her final thoughts from her explorations in this critically important habitat.
Today is World Rewilding Day and we’re celebrating by releasing this very special episode with Carolina Morgado, the Executive Director of Rewilding Chile! In this conversation, Carolina and Brooke explore so many topics including her serendipitous meeting with Doug Tompkins and her early career with Tompkins Conservation, the evolution of conservation and activism in Chile, the current state of Patagonia, how Rewilding Chile and t...
Welcome to Part 3 of the newest expedition series on Rewildology: 'In Search of Jaguars: A Journey Through the Pantanal.' In this episode, Brooke sits down with Abbie Martin, the Founder of the Jaguar Identification Project, to delve into everything there is to know about the jaguars of the Pantanal. Brooke also shares clips from her own jaguar sightings in the area.
This expedition was documented in August 2023 during The Wild ...
Welcome to Part 2 of the newest expedition series on Rewildology: "In Search of Jaguars: A Journey Through the Pantanal." In this episode, accompany Brooke and her group as they navigate for hundreds of kilometers along the Paraguay River Basin, encountering incredible wildlife throughout the journey. Listen to insights from Fred Crema, the Expedition Leader, and engage with local communities that reside in the Pantanal. Gain knowl...
Welcome to the latest 4-part expedition series on Rewildology: "In Search of Jaguars: A Journey Through the Pantanal.” In the upcoming four episodes, accompany Brooke on her adventure into the heart of the magnificent Pantanal in Brazil. Delve into the region's expansive grasslands, winding waterways, and pockets of lush jungle that form distinct habitats within this biodiversity hotspot. Meet local biologists and conservationists ...
In this 30-minute, information-packed episode, you’ll hear from two badass women shark biologists who have starred on the show: Frida Lara, PhD, shark researcher, tour guide, and Co-Founder of Orgcas in Mexico; and Camila Arnés, hammerhead and thresher shark researcher in the Galapagos Islands. Both discuss the insightful studies they conducted to understand shark behavior and movement patterns in their study region and share lots ...
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